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By Franklin Pierce
You have summoned me in my weakness; you must sustain me by your strength.
- Source
- Inaugural Address, March 4, 1853
- Read at
- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Franklin Pierce's inaugural address on March 4, 1853. He is speaking to the American people as he takes office, saying he needs their support to carry out the job.